Bill is a retired environmental scientist for the EPA and a lover of wilderness. In addition to his backpacking trips with his wife Dee Dee to wild places like Norway, he enjoys the quiet solitude of his mountain workshop in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. See the Wood and Shoptour of Bill’s workshop here.

BILL ON “THE WOODWRIGHT’S SHOP” WITH ROY UNDERHILL:

Bill Anderson has been featured several times on the popular PBS television program “The Woodwright’s Shop” with Roy Underhill. (You can watch the episodes below).

“Making Marvelous Moldings”

In this Woodwright’s Shop episode: “Just take it one curve at a time. Bill Anderson and Roy show how to flute your pilasters and carve your cornice for this comely corner cupboard.” (If the above video doesn’t appear, click this direct link to the video):

“As the Saw Turns”

In this Woodwright’s Shop episode: “You can’t make a drop leaf table without the rule joint. So, what are the tools you need to cut it by hand? Bill Anderson drops by with the answer.” (If the above video doesn’t appear, click this direct link to the video):

“Table Joints Rule!”

In this Woodwright’s Shop episode: “You can’t make a drop leaf table without the rule joint. So, what are the tools you need to cut it by hand? Bill Anderson drops by with the answer.” (If the above video doesn’t appear, click this direct link to the video):

BILL ON “WOOD AND SHOP”:

If you’d like to hire Bill Anderson for private woodworking lessons or if you are a member of a local woodworking guild or group that would like to have Bill travel to your hometown, here is a small sample of the classes that Bill offers (he will travel nearly anywhere in the world):